Crystal Palace vs Leeds match thread

[Eaglecoops]

Not surprising if they've shrunk as much as shin pads.

True, nothing worse than one slipping out the side and getting a sharp lbw.

 

[palace99]

Watching OG’s version of Royball yesterday nearly drove me mental. The most disappointing aspect was Lacroix and Richards, two senior players, playing tap tap football to each other with neither prepared to play the ball forwards or into space behind Leeds defence for our forwards to run onto. This allowed the Leeds team to have a rest then organise themselves ready for anything we threw at them.

Glasner compounded the problem by taking off Canvot and Hughes, two players who tried to play the ball forwards and given 7* ratings in some press reports. It seems to me that the players have given up on Glasner and are doing the minimum necessary to get to the end of his contract an in some cases their own.

After that rubbish yesterday I suspect Parish will only keep OG on if we get past Larnaca.

Agree re the passing between the back 3 - drove me mad.

A few observations.

Canvot's reaction - i think we need to give the guy some slack. He's young and the delay in the red seem to catch everyone a little by surprise. I quite like it actually, shows he has passion.
It was a foul on Sarr, not sure why a few have questioned his involvement, although it was a soft booking, probably made as he didn't book and send off the worse foul a few minutes earlier.

Hughes - not sure why he was captain, surely Lacroix is the obvious choice.
He just does mad things quite regularly. What a bizarre handball - i though he must have been pushed , but it was just ridiculous. Not the first time he has done stupid things at corners - the rugby tackle at Brighton a few years ago should have cost us the game.
Similarly, whilst ok yesterday his stupid fouls, especially going to ground at the same time leads to so many unnecessary bookings. Only 2 weeks ago he appeared to try and get himself sent off and had to be subbed at half time. Hardly captain behaviour.

The offside goal - whilst tight, what was Johnson doing? As a 10 year old you are told to move backwards after taking a short corner to avoid being offside. Instead he just run directly towards the goal. No football brain.

I actually said at HT if OG doesn't tweak the system and just does like for like subs we won't score.
The predictability was very disappointing.

 

[mtp1958]

Sadly it is the way alot of clubs operate the game is dying to much money has now taken away the joy for supporters ,
expectations have gone so high smaller clubs can't match it , doesn't make it easy to watch today's game ,
we have a big game Thursday we all know we should win , the older ones have been through this we in general just go ok been there done that , doesn't change our support it still sad as 40 years ago ,